Apple has added a way for users to view iPad titles on its App Store by release date, a viewing method that reveals there are presently 1,422 iPad games available.
The new feature, and the game count, was
discovered by consumer weblog Kotaku. As noted in the report, users previously were forced to use the "search" feature to see games that were not chosen for Apple's "New and Noteworthy" or "What's Hot" categories.
Visibility has been something of a challenge for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad developers in the massively crowded and competitive App Store. And the launch of the iPad saw a further rush for App developers putting titles on the service.
The iPad
sold one million units in its first month on sale, reaching the milestone twice as fast as the iPhone. Many companies who've found success with their iPhone games now see iPad as a unique new frontier for development, searching for ways to use the device's upsized screen, tilt sensitivity and "living room" format for game designs that can't be achieved on the popular iPhone.
Companies with prominence in the iPhone space, like Electronic Arts and Ngmoco, were eager to seize on the new opportunity and
backed the iPad with hundreds of games at launch. Technology companies like Unity have also been
quick to extend support for iPad developers.
